MASTODON Interviewed At 'Jonah Hex' Premiere; Video Available

June 22, 2010

About.com conducted an interview with Brann Dailor and Brent Hinds of Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON at the June 18 Hollywood, California premiere of the "Jonah Hex" movie. ("Jonah Hex" features an original score by MASTODON and Oscar-nominated composer Mario Beltrami.) A transcript of the chat follows below.

About.com: How did you get hooked up with the project?

Brann Dailor: "The director, Jimmy [Hayward], he is a fan of the band and was listening to our music when writing the script and wanted to include us in the soundtrack."

Brent Hinds: "Our album had just come out. It was a new album so he was picking that up and doing his work for the storyboard, drawing the storyboard, and was very inspired by our music, which is flattering to us because we had never met Jimmy before. And now we've met him and he's just a part of the family. He seems like one of us. We really get along well. We're into the same things. It kind of came very naturally and very organic."

About.com: It seems like if he was doing the storyboards while listening to your music, then your music has to fit in there. Did you feel that way when you were doing it?

Brann Dailor: "We had an instant bond to the film, I think."

Brent Hinds: "What first happened with me and Jimmy is, I also am an artist and I draw a lot of stuff, as well as [Brann], I just looked at his storyboard just to get a synopsis of what's really going to take place on film. That helped to get a preliminary excitement about what you're about to be embarking on."

About.com: Did you know Jonah Hex at all? Were you familiar with this?

Brent Hinds: "Yes. I had the comic book from the '70s, but it was secondary to my Witchery comic books. I was really into that kind of creepy, cryptic, zombie, witches, when I was very young. And just to meet someone who had the same ideals and to bring us into that situation was really super-flattering, I thought."

You can watch the interview with MASTODON and "Jonah Hex" director Jimmy Hayward at About.com.

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